Jackson Brigade, Inc.
Jackson Brigade Reunion Tour on Sunday August 13, 2006
Text mostly from Nancy Jackson's handout
Photos by Dan Hyde
On Sunday August 13th, Nancy Jackson took ten of us on a tour of
Jackson sites in Clarksburg, Harrison County; Weston, Lewis County;
and Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. The following pictures
and associated text are only the highlights of Nancy's descriptions of
the Jacksons and their involvement in the communities.
Clarksburg
In Clarksburg, we drove by the Waldomore Genealogical Library, past
the Post Office across from the First Baptist Church where James
Madison Jackson (grandson of George Jackson) had his mansion. Across from
the Harrison County Court House, we visited the spot where Stonewall
was born. The place is marked by a plaque.
Site of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson's birthplace in Clarksburg, WV
Sign near Stonewall Jackson's Statue in Clarksburg
Stonewall Jackson's Statue in front of Harrison County Court House
in Clarksburg
Traveling east on Main street, we stopped near the bridge that crosses
Elk Creek. Nancy explained that the location of the bridge is where
George Jackson had a ferry. She also pointed out the location of
early Jackson homes and land.
From Clarksburg, we travel south on I-79 to the Jane Lew Exit and stopped
in the Wilderness Planation's parking lot where Nancy talked about
West Fort, Indian raids and the home of Jesse Hughes. We travel down
Berlin Road to an old block house similar to the one John and
Elizabeth Cummins Jackson had to protect themselves from Indian raids.
Old block house similar to one used by John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson
Old block house - note boards are placed vertical.
I think the vertical boards would be harder to remove during an Indian attack.
Note the healthy poison ivy vine on the block house's corner.
Another view of the block house showing how the lower part has
been modified to house horses.
Weston
Weston State Hospital, Weston -- formerly the West Virginia Hospital for
the Insane.
Crafted of native blue sandstone quarried mostly from the West
Fork riverbed and nearby hills in Lewis County, West Virginia, the
historic Weston Hospital is purportedly the largest hand-cut stone
building in North America. Construction started in 1858 just before
Civil War.
More information
about hospital's history.
Nancy Jackson is explaining to the group the significance of the hospital.
On June 30, 1861, the 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, representing the
federal government
arrived in Weston and "liberated" money from the Exchange Bank of
Virginia. The money had been placed there by the State of Virginia to
pay the construction workers at the hospital site. These funds were
taken to Wheeling, (West) Virginia, where, in effect, they became the
start-up treasury for the restored government and eventual new
state of West Virginia.
The building in Weston that housed the Exchange Bank of
Virginia.
Site of the Big Gold "Liberation" mentioned above.
Currently the home of Attorney Hunter Bennett. Hunter says the vault is still
in the house.
Hunter is a direct descendant of George Jackson, oldest
son of John and Elizabeth Cummins Jackson.
Lewis County Court House, Weston
Public Library in Weston
The Public Library in Weston is the former home of Jonathan and
Margaret Jackson Bennett. She was the daughter of George Washington
Jackson (son of George Jackson) and Hester Taylor. Jonathan was the
State Auditor of Virginia during the Civil War.
Sign near Library in Weston
Nancy tells us that there is a stain glass window in Westminster
Cathedral, London as a memorial to the grandson Louis Bennett who
was killed in 1918.
We then traveled east on Route 33 towards Buckhannon over in Upshur County.
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